before begins doesn common read

Weapon of Warning

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

sleeping naturally when combat begins. This benefit doesn’t wake a subject from magically induced sleep. Supernatural Readiness. Each subject has Advantage on its Initiative rolls.

Comprehend Languages

Spells Player’s Handbook

the words are written. It takes about 1 minute to read one page of text. This spell doesn’t decode symbols or secret messages.

Speak with Plants

Spells Player’s Handbook

. The spell doesn’t enable plants to uproot themselves and move about, but they can move their branches, tendrils, and stalks for you. If a Plant creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language.

Spell Scroll

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

A Spell Scroll bears the words of a single spell, written in a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your spell list, you can read the scroll and cast its spell without Material components. Otherwise

(Cantrip);Cantrip Common 13 +5 Spell Scroll (Level 1);1st Common 13 +5 Spell Scroll (Level 2);2nd Uncommon 13 +5 Spell Scroll (Level 3);3rd Uncommon 15 +7 Spell Scroll

Detect Thoughts

Spells Player’s Handbook

of yourself that belong to creatures that know languages or are telepathic. You don’t read the thoughts, but you know that a thinking creature is present. The spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone

, dirt, or wood; 1 inch of metal; or a thin sheet of lead. Read Thoughts. Target one creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself or one creature within 30 feet of yourself that you detected with

Blackrazor

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Blackrazor is a sentient Chaotic Neutral weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 10, and a Charisma of 19. It has hearing and Darkvision out to 120 feet. The weapon speaks Common and can communicate

, as though accustomed to being obeyed.The sword’s purpose is to consume souls. It doesn’t care whose souls it eats, including the wielder’s. The sword believes that all matter and

Sword of Kas

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

blood. If the sword doesn’t taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes

of 13, and a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and Darkvision out to 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and speaks Common. Personality. The sword’s purpose is to

Figurine of Wondrous Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

the creature, the figurine doesn’t become a creature. The creature is Friendly to you and your allies. It understands your languages, obeys your commands, and takes its turn immediately after

has an Intelligence of 8 and can speak Common. It also has Blindsight with a range of 60 feet. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 7 days have passed. Figurine of Wondrous

Nimblewright Guard

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition.Multiattack. The nimblewright makes three attacks, using Scimitar or Clockwork Crossbow in any combination. Scimitar

or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for what a nimblewright guard or nimblewright hulk might be doing in a busy public place

Nimblewright Steed

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition.Hooves. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Hooves"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7

flavor in Calimshan or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for what a nimblewright guard or nimblewright hulk might be doing in

Nimblewright Hulk

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition. Magic Resistance. The nimblewright has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack

whirling pirouettes. Nimblewrights can serve as interesting background flavor in Calimshan or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

pallor common to liches, she prefers to maintain a magical disguise that allows her to appear as the high elf she was in life. Ever the schemer, Valindra doesn’t use this disguise out of nostalgia

Steel

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

11, and a Charisma of 15. It can see and hear out to a range of 60 feet. The sword can speak, read, and understand Common and Draconic. It frets over your well-being while you are attuned to it, and it doesn’t like to back down from a fight.

Detect Thoughts Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

For the duration, you can read the thoughts of certain creatures. When you cast the spell and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind on any one creature that you

can see within 30 feet of you. If the creature you choose has an Intelligence of 3 or lower or doesn’t speak any language, the creature is unaffected. You initially learn the surface thoughts of

Water Weird Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. However, a water weird bound to a sacred or befouled source of water begins to take on the nature of that site, becoming neutral good or neutral evil. A neutral good water weird tries to frighten away

with a purify food and drink spell. Elemental Nature. A water weird doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.PoisonFire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Space Mollymawk

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Flyby. The mollymawk doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach. Hold Breath. The mollymawk can hold its breath for 15 minutes.Bite

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Space mollymawks are as common in Wildspace as albatrosses are on the Material Plane. They perch on the hulls of spelljamming ships and move from one ship

Envy

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

creature in that area must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a target begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained target must repeat the saving throw at the end

speaks Common and Sylvan, referring to itself using the pronouns “we” and “us.” Envy dislikes its counterpart, Wrath (see area P10), but the two are prevented by Zybilna&rsquo

Snicker-Snack

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. It can speak, read, and understand Common, and its voice sounds silvery and melodic. Snicker-Snack craves the destruction of evil Dragons and urges

effect if it is immune to slashing damage, it doesn’t have or need a head, it has legendary actions, or the DM decides that the creature is too big for its head to be cut off with this weapon. Such

Spotted Lion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Pack Tactics. The lion has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the lion’s allies is within 5 feet of the target and the ally doesn’t have the incapacitated

Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. If the target has the prone condition, the lion can make another Rend attack against it as a bonus action.Roughly twice the size of a common lion, a

Constructed Commoner

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Unusual Nature. The commoner doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep, and it gains no benefit from finishing a short or long rest. When it drops to 0 hit points, it becomes a lifeless

notices that if the villagers are asked about anything outside Wisteria Vale or their individual talents, they quickly change subjects to small talk about the weather or gossip, and always in Common

Dawnbringer

Magic Items Out of the Abyss

. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The sword can speak, read, and understand Common, and it can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is kind and feminine. It

Dragonbone Golem

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Unusual Nature. The golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The golem makes one Pinion attack and two Rend attacks

", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage and be restrained as it begins to turn to stone. The restrained target must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the effect

Blackrazor Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

feet. The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is deep and echoing. While you are attuned to it, Blackrazor also understands

every language you know. Personality Blackrazor speaks with an imperious tone, as though accustomed to being obeyed. The sword’s purpose is to consume souls. It doesn’t care whose souls

Speak with Plants Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

and branches to hinder pursuers, for example. Plants might be able to perform other tasks on your behalf, at the GM’s discretion. The spell doesn’t enable plants to uproot themselves and

move about, but they can freely move branches, tendrils, and stalks. If a plant creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language, but you gain no magical

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read

, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you’re around. The bottle of pink

Owlin

Species Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

raised above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list

character might be nocturnal. Or perhaps your character is simply prone to rise later, embodying the common nickname of night owl. Creating Your Character If you create an owlin character, follow these

Jammer Leech

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. Unusual Nature. The leech doesn’t require air or sleep.Spiked Tentacle. Melee

":"force"} force damage and be stunned until the end of its next turn.A jammer leech is a barnacle-like creature that begins life as a space-dwelling spore that attaches to the hull of a spelljamming ship

Fensir Skirmisher

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Regeneration. The fensir regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it isn’t in sunlight. If the fensir takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the

fensir’s next turn. The fensir dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. When the fensir starts its turn in sunlight, it must

Troll Mutate

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

damage, each creature within 20 feet of it takes that damage as well. Regeneration. The mutate regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the mutate takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn

’t function at the start of the mutate’s next turn. The mutate dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. If the mutate starts its turn with 0 hit points

Bheur Hag Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

bheur hag can use a graystaff. Ice Walk. The hag can move across and climb icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t

read, and speaks only in gibberish; the DM controls the creature’s movement, which is erratic. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on

Soul Shaker

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

together, whereupon the soul shaker reforms and regains all its hit points. Unusual Nature. The soul shaker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Crushing Grasp. Melee Weapon Attack: +7

escape, the soul shaker reforms over the course of days and begins hunting once more.PoisonNecroticConsume Vitality. The soul shaker targets a creature it is grappling. If the target is not a Construct or

Spell Scroll Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

A Spell Scroll bears the words of a single spell, written in a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your spell list, you can read the scroll and cast its spell without Material components. Otherwise

(0 - Cantrip);Cantrip Common 13 +5 Spell Scroll (1st Level);1st Common 13 +5 Spell Scroll (2nd Level);2nd Uncommon 13 +5 Spell Scroll (3rd Level);3rd Uncommon 15 +7

Tlexolotl

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

dim light for an additional 30 feet. Regeneration. The tlexolotl regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the tlexolotl takes cold damage or is immersed in water, this trait doesn&rsquo

;t function at the start of the tlexolotl’s next turn. The tlexolotl dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. The tlexolotl makes one Bite

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discern that the carrionette is animate. Unusual Nature. The carrionette doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Silver Needle. Melee

otherwise uses the controlled body’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. If the carrionette’s body is destroyed, both the

Flitterstep Eidolon

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

death. They care nothing for morbid reunions with their lost bodies or Returned remnants. Of the various types of eidolons, flitterstep eidolons are the most common and wander without purpose. Undead

Nature. An eidolon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

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